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Scores
Standings
NYY
@DET		2
6
ATL
@HOU		4
1
CIN
@LAD		1
3
STL
@SFG		5
11
Thursday, September 19, 1968
, Astrodome
Attendance: 5,431, Time of Game: 2:17
Braves
4
78-76
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
 at Astros
1
68-86
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
10th, 26 GB
W: Milt Pappas (12-12)
L: Dave Giusti (10-14)
S: Cecil Upshaw (12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Felipe Alou CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 .318 .806 3 0 3B
Felix Millan 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 .664 3 1 SH,GDP
Hank Aaron 1B-RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .290 .848 7 1 IW
Joe Torre C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .714 8 0 3B,2B
Tito Francona LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .296 .750 2 0
   Deron Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .599 2 0
Mike Lum RF-LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .231 .622 1 0 SF
Marty Martinez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .237 .572 1 3 SB
Gil Garrido SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .364 0 5 GDP
Milt Pappas P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .135 .389 0 1 SH
   Cecil Upshaw P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .382 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 11 4 3 6 .333 .863 27 11
2B: J Torre (11).
3B: J Torre (2); F Alou (5).
SF: M Lum (3).
SH: F Millan (12); M Pappas (6).
IBB: H Aaron (19).
TB: F Alou 5; J Torre 5; M Martinez 2; F Millan; G Garrido; M Lum; H Aaron.
GIDP: G Garrido (1); F Millan (16).
RBI: F Alou 2 (56); M Lum (21); J Torre (55).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: G Garrido (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Martinez (6, -1st base off  POCS).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Denis Menke 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .662 2 3 2B,GDP
Norm Miller RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .681 5 0
Jim Wynn LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .260 .820 1 0 2B,SB
Rusty Staub 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .301 .784 7 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .694 1 1
Nate Colbert CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .348 3 0 GDP
Dave Adlesh C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .186 .434 7 0 GDP
Leon McFadden SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .343 .810 1 1
Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .397 0 0
   Jim Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .133 0 0
   John Mayberry 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .100
   Danny Coombs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0 1
   Hal King 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .533
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0 1
   Lee Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .477
   Steve Shea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 0 8 .242 .545 27 7
2B: D Menke (22); J Wynn (21).
TB: J Wynn 3; D Menke 2; R Staub 2; D Adlesh; D Rader; L McFadden.
GIDP: D Adlesh (1); D Menke (6); N Colbert (2).
RBI: R Staub (70).
Team LOB: 5.
Baserunning
SB: J Wynn (11, -1st base off  POCS).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Milt Pappas, W (12-12) 5.2 7 1 1 0 2 0 3.49 23 53
Cecil Upshaw, S (12) 3.1 1 0 0 0 6 0 2.28 10
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 0 8 0 1.00 33 53

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dave Giusti, L (10-14) 1.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 3.11 11 32
Jim Ray 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.75 5
Danny Coombs 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 7
Tom Dukes 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.53 9
Steve Shea 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.34 7
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 6 0 4.00 39 32
Balks: None.
WP: T Dukes (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Dukes (12).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 5,431.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Felipe Alou CF 1 Denis Menke 2B
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Norm Miller RF
3 Hank Aaron 1B 3 Jim Wynn LF
4 Joe Torre C 4 Rusty Staub 1B
5 Tito Francona LF 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Mike Lum RF 6 Nate Colbert CF
7 Marty Martinez 3B 7 Dave Adlesh C
8 Gil Garrido SS 8 Leon McFadden SS
9 Milt Pappas P 9 Dave Giusti P

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